IMI, an Italian bank, bought a 62% stake (but with only 33% of the voting rights) in Banka Koper last year.

ECONOMIST: Grab and smash

Katanec added that two of the positives to come out of the tournament were the performances of newcomers Senad Tiganj of Olimpija and Bekim Kapic of Koper.

BBC: Katanec: Blip will not affect us

The study's author, Christopher S. Koper, then of the University of Pennsylvania, considered the restrictions modest and speculated that they would have similarly measured results perhaps as much as a 5 percent decline in gunshot victimization over time if the ban were kept in effect.

NPR: FACT CHECK: Gun-Control Claims Miss Target